How to Make Animated Stick People on the Computer
- 1). Open up your graphic animation program and create a new file by clicking "File, New Image" or "File, New." Type in the dimensions in pixels that you want the image to have and select the background color.
- 2). Use the "Pen" or "Pencil" tool to draw the beginning frame. Draw your stick figure in the position that you will be starting the animation with. Save your progress.
- 3). Create the next frame by right-clicking on the first frame and selecting "Copy." Right-click on the next frame and select "Paste" or go to "Edit" on the top menu and then "Paste, After current frame." This will duplicate the first frame into the second frame. Edit the second frame by slightly changing the position of the stick figure. Do not make a drastic change to the position in the previous frame, it must be gradual.
- 4). Repeat Step 3 until you have completed the series of movements. As you work, you can preview the animation by clicking on "View Animation" or a similar function, depending on the program you are using. Save your stick figure animation as a .gif file to make sure it retains its animation.
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